Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-18


House bill TO postpone the collection of
taxes for 1886 in the following counties
until 1887 MAS taken up: Montague,
Clay, Jack, Wise, Young, Wichita, viii
barger, Archer, K-oX, Baylor, Ham
rant, Jackson, Victoria, De-
Witt, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio,
Arkansas, Medina, Edwarda, Maverick,
Dlmmitt, Kinney, Uvalde, ZayaIla, Frio,
Valverde, Bexar, Banders, Mason, Kerr,
Kendall, Kimble, Bee, Live Oak,
McMulltn, San Parricio, Nuecee, Tom
Green, Presidio, Brewster, Hays, Lam
pasas, Burnet, Coleman, Runnels,
Concho, MCCulloch, San Saba, Llano,
Brown, COmanche, Eastland, Callahan,
Parker, Palo Pinto, Gonzales, Wilson,
Karnes, Atascoss, Stephens, Reeves,
Bosque, HOOD, Somervell, Erath and
Hardeman.
Senator Armstead moved to strike out
Tarrant and 8eXar counties.
Senator Lane offered to amend the
amendment, striking out Caldwell,
Guadalupe, Tarrant, Jackson, Victoria,
Dewitt, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio,
Arkansas, Bexar, Mason, Kerr, Kendall,
Kimble, BE, Live Oak, McMullen, San
Ratrlci", L&mpasas, BurHet, Hays, Will
son, Karnes, Atascosa and Bosque.
Senators Woods and Terrell spoke
against the bill because they believed it
was unconstitutional.
Senator Douglass IF Jefferson offered 8
substitute, striking out all the counties.
Senator Allen opposed the bill and
thought it possible that 1t would be found
to benefit only those who are able to pay
their taxes, as from his experience and
observation the poor have already paid
their taxes.
Senator Houston moved to postpone
further consideration until Friday
evening. Adopted.
The Senate adjourned until tomorrow
at 10 o'clock
THE HOUSE.
The House resumed consideration Of
House Dbl 542, providing for the sp
potntment OF state agents to enforce the
collection Of liquor licenses, the pending
question being motion to strike out the
provision that suits for violations of the
law may be brought in any county in
stead of combining them to the counties
where the violations are charged.
MIR. Moore of Travis offered q Substi-
tute for the bill, an amendment providing
tDat State tax collectors shall be vested
with power to coll. ct the revenues re-
QQircd, and to t1as end they snail apply
TO the United States Revenue Collector
for information So as TO ascertain VINO
are paying licenses to the Federal govern
ment and eyadiug the state license. The
penalty a9ains1 the state collector for not
collecting the license is q fine Of not less
than 500.
The Moore substitute was adopted by
a vote Of 55 to q.
An amendment was offered by Mr..
Browning striking cut the penalty and
insert: "He shall be fined in such sum
as would be assessed against such iiquer
dealers If convicted tor pursuing such OC-
Cupatson Without paying the tax required
by law" Adopted.
By Mr.. Davis, adding a prOvisO that in
all prosecutions under this act against
Iiqu dealers when it is proved that the
defendant has procured liquor license
from the United States gOVernm n, 1T shall
be pTima fscie evidence that tn. defend
ant is liquor dealer and subje2. To the
tax imposed upon liquor d, alers by the
laws OF the United States. ADDICTED
The bill was passed under suspel sion
OF the rUleS-yeaS, So; nays, 3.
Consideration o. the Senate iaLd bill
was resumed, Mr.. BJOwning c including
his argument of yesterday againsg the
lease features CT the bill i'll favO" # con-
nning the disposition Of the lands TO sell
ing.
Mr. Moore OF Travis made very lab
crate and 8ble argument in favor Of the
bill. The question Of the Constitution.
atty of leasing, he argued, was one which
had been passed upon by the action Of ne
previous Legislatures and Governors
snd me cattle men themselves had tOuGd
no good lawyer % counsel any test III the
courts He strongly cOntrOyerted the
arguments of previous speakers, espeS-
CiallY upOn the constitutional question
involved.
The GarwO0d amendment striking OUT
the lease provisions or the bill WAS de-
fested. Yeas, 81 nays, 20
Mr.. Mills offered 8n amendment 20
strike out the provisions requiring cattle
men 10 pay for cattle passing through
leased pastures.
Mr.. SnoWalter offered al amendment
providing that lands classified as grazing
lands purely, without timber or perma-
neut water, and unsuitable for agricuI- |
tur8l purposes, shall be sold at not less
than 81 so per acre, according to valua-
ton.
Pending consideration the House ad |
iourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Show !
alter to the land bill was defeated,
Mr.. Hudgins offered an amendment !
fixing the price for leasing pasture lands |
at cents an acre. The amendment WAS |
adopted.
BY Mr.. Mills, amendment reseryiuS
highways Of forty feet wide upon one line |
Of each survey bordering on or crossing !
any stream of permanent water. Adopted. |
BY Mr.. MEG fughey, allowing watered /
sections. TO De sold IN l60-acre lots, or |
four settlers 70 purchase one section.
Amendment offered by Mr.. Jones 30
strike out the provision allowing suits to
be brought in Travis county Was tabled. |
This leaves the suits to be brought in |
the county where the land lies or in Travis |
county.
The amendment offered by Mr. Was
kom was adopted, striking out the pro
vision that the minerals on lands sold !
shall remain the property of the state IN .
trust for the paruCular funds to which .
the land may have originally belonged.
Pending further amendment. MIR CamO I